Body Planes
Divides the body into a top portion and bottom portion
transverse plane
Root word for tissues
hist/o
Further from the midline is called ____________.
lateral
What quadrants are the kidneys in?
RUQ & LUQ
Which structure(s) are located within the pleural cavities?
Lungs
Divides the body into a front and back portion
coronal/frontal
Root word for cells
cyt/o
The forehead is _________________ to the chin.
superior
The majority of the stomach can be found in which quadrant?
LUQ
Which cavity contains the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities?
Ventral/Anterior
divides the body into uneven right and left sides
sagittal
suffix -ology stands for
The Study of
The spine is _____________ to the heart.
posterior
The appendix is located in what quadrant?
RLQ
In which cavity is the bladder located?
Pelvic
divides the body into even right and left sides
midsagittal
suffix for "specialist" is
-ologist
What is another term for anterior?
Ventral
What 2 regions is the appendix located in?
R iliac and hypogastric
The thoracic cavity is also known as the ______________ cavity.
Chest
In which medical specialty are body planes used frequently to view images of sections from the body?
radiology
List 3 prefixes for "pertaining to"
-ic, -ac,-al, -ous, -eal, -an
Mrs. Winthrop arrives to the physician's office with a severe H/A (headache). Mrs. Wintrop is experiencing pain in which region?
her cephalic region
What region is the belly button located in?
umbilical
Why is the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity sometimes referred to as the abdominopelvic cavity?
There is nothing to divide them (organs from the pelvis can move into the abdomen like the uterus during pregnancy)